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Connie Chan
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New blog post -- Commerce as video's killer app. For the longest time, video has been monetized with just ads (or a monthly subscription). That's all about to change.
2/ Video apps in China (in particular the China version of TikTok) give us ideas of where video monetization might be headed, and if things play out similarly in the US, then all kinds of brands should rethink (or create) their video strategy!
3/ We look at how short videos help people fall in love with products, buy things, find things to do, and even make reservations.

It's just the beginning of commerce + video: a16z.com/2019/08/06/eco…
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Now that Twitter has a separate app to test new ideas, here’s a list of 10 feature ideas from "China’s Twitter" (Weibo) that push forward the user experience. 👇
1/ Lots of categories for discovering content. Instead of just 4 categories in ⚡️moments, there are 66 categories ranging from anime to beauty to parenting. Which means you don’t have to follow anyone and can still read the best of the web by hour, day, week.
2/ Community pages, THOUSANDS of them. For religious groups, LGBT communities, artist fan clubs, you name it. It’s like having a dedicated page for every major hashtag. Plus, every post you write in a community group is default excluded from your public posts.
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THREAD: Quick highlights from a speech I gave 2 years ago on the top mobile trends in China. I'm realizing all of these trends are still “new” and relevant for us here in the States. If you haven’t seen the speech, here are some highlights:
1/ No discussion on China tech would be complete without WeChat, QR codes and Alipay. The first third of the speech explains how businesses use WeChat and I give various examples of creative viral campaigns from brands you’ll recognize.
2/ The plumbing of China’s digital revolution is mobile payments and QR codes. Even though QR codes are still rare to come by in the States, in China they are the essential bridge between the online and offline world.
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Thread: This is without a doubt, the most creative and impactful movie trailer/promo video that I have seen in decades, one that brought me almost to tears... aaannnd it’s for a Peppa Pig full length movie. Let me explain…
A full-length Chinese New Year Peppa Pig movie will be released in weeks in celebration of the Year of the Pig. The director was given FULL CONTROL over the promo video/trailer. And the video above 👆 is what he came up with. It shocked everyone...
Have you ever seen a trailer or promo video where the footage has nothing to do with the film??? And yet, this trailer has struck a chord not just with me but most of China. In less than 7 days, the hashtag alone has over 900k posts and almost 1.6B reads. ft.com/content/1c95d7…
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Adam Ni
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Thread on China's new defense white paper, China's National Defense in the New Era. This WP has just been released by the @chinascio. Press conference is happening now.

Thanks to you know who you are.

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Janelle Shane
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new blog post: @runwayml's SPADE demo!

So much artistic potential, and no coding required.
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It's been 3 years since my first blog. I remember how terrified I was to hit "publish" on my first #blog post. Unleashing my words into the worldwide web was a scary thought. What if people hated my writing? Or worse, what if the article had mistakes? (1/5) #writingtips #SciComm
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New blog post: How to constructively review a research paper
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Let's start by acknowledging that three key review criteria — correctness/validity, impact/significance, and novelty/originality — differ greatly in terms of reviewers’ ability to judge them.
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#New PA cong. map increases D chance of winning the House majority by 4%. They only need a 6.8% generic ballot margin now (down from 7.7) to be favored.

Diff. will be closer to 10% in Nov when uncertainty from polls is ⬇️. Redraw is a very big deal.

One major reason the new PA map is such a big gain for Democrats is that it solidifies, not just tips, PA districts in Philly burbs. Also creates one additional vulnerable R district. (Easily seen in this map made by @JMilesColeman)
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